Hanger structure for gliders



Nov. 7, 1939. H. A. YERRICK HANGER STRUCTURE FOR GLIDERS Filed Oct. 26,1938 91) one of the hanger rods showing the manner in bent end 25at theupper end of the arznZG may 20 Patented Nov. a H t umrs o srsrss rarestorrics Harry A. Yer-rick, ToledmOhio, assignor to The HettriclrManufacturing Gompany, Toledo, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio ApplicationOctober 26, 1938, Serial No. 236,970

2 Claims. (Cl. -424) This invention relates to articles of furnitureEach angle iron leg 28 has flanges 3i and 32 but more particularly togliders in which a supdisposed at substantially right angles to eachporting structure is suspended for to and fro other, the flange or wall32 being outermost and. swinging movement between a 'pair of laterallyhaving a notch 33 at itslower end. Secured to spaced uprights or endframes and an object is the flange or wall 35 by rivets 3 3 is asubstantially 5 to producenew and improved hangers for gliders rightangle piece of metal 35 providing a wall which enable to and froswinging movement but parallel with and in opposed relation to the wallmilitate against side sway. iii. in such wall is a hole 36. It will beapparent Another object is to produce a simple hanger that thehorizontal portion 25 of the hanger rod is device for gliders which iseasy to install, inexdisposed in the notch 33 and hole 36 so that the 10pensive to manufacture and is sturdy and reliable edges of theseapertures bear against the portion in construction. iii; to provide atwo point bearing for each of the Other objects of the invention willhereinafter hanger rods thereby to militate against side sway.

. appear and for purposes of illustration but not of In assembling thehangers it will be apparent l limitation, an embodiment of the inventionis that the hooked or bent end (ill may be readily shown in theaccompanying drawing in which-- inserted through the notch 33 and hookedinto Figure l is a front perspective of one end por the hole asindicated by the dotted lines on tion of a glider; Figure 2. Thereafterthe arm may be tilted up- Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional elevation ofwardly to the full line position. Thereafter the which it is connected;and be inserted through the hole i l in the annulus Figure 3 is anenlarged fragmentary perspecit. It will be understood that four hangersas tive view of the mounting for the lower end of the above describedare used for suspending the suphanger rods. porting structure, two beingprovided for each of The illustrated embodiment of theinvention the endframes. The above described construccomprises an article of furniturewhich may be a tion enables the supporting structure to be quickchairor, settee having a supporting structure proly and convenientlyconnected to the end frames vided witha back cushion ill and seatcushion it with a minimum amount of effort. .The hangers and a metalpanel providing an arm rest l2. At are all disposed inside of the endframes and in opposite ends of the supporting structure and positionsout of the way. The extreme simplicity in laterally spaced relation areend frames 13 of the construction enables the parts to be in- (only oneend frame being shown). Each end 7 'expensively manufactured andeliminates the use frame made of angle iron and is generally of boltsand nuts as a fastening means. trapezoidal in shape having a cross barit hor- It is to be understood that numerous changes in izontallydisposedat its upper end. An upright details of construction,arrangement and opera- 5 panel ill is disposed centrally of each endframe. tion may be effected without departing from the The end framesare connected at their lower ends spirit of the invention especially asdefined in the by a cross bar it suitably braced by braces ll.- appendedclaims.

Each cross bar M has a downwardlyextending What I claim is: 40 fl e Ni ac d the eto by rivets I9 is a 1. In an article of furniture having apair of 40 pair of spaced hangers 2i! formed of sheet metal laterallyspaced upright end frames ancla supfolded upon itself and p ov th a o eabou porting structure disposed between said end t e edges of Which i aOVB track f0! ba frames for to and fro swinging movement, andbearingsii. The innorrace 3 o t e ba bea means for suspending thesupporting structure ings is providedwith a central aperture it torefrom said end frames, said means comprising a 45 ceive the bent end 5of a hanger r d 6- he pair of rods pivotally secured at their upper endshanger rod 26 inclines downwardly and inwardly respectively to each endframe and spaced longitoward the suppo ting Structure; thence Curvestudinally thereof, a leg for each rod depending inwardly at 2? to apoint adjacent an angle ron from said supporting structure, each leghaving a 28 Which is fixed t0 and depends from the pair of spaced walls,the inner wall having a hole 50 supporting structure. Thence the rod 26extends and the outer wall having a notch, an inwardly downw d y sindicated at 213 d 131161106 i extending substantially horizontalportion on the wardly in a substantially horizontal direction as lo erend of each rod, and a substantially right indicated at 29. The extremeend of the rod is angle bend on the free end of said horizontal bentdownwardly as indicated at 30., portion, said horizontal portionextending through 5 said notch and through said hole to form a twopointhorizontal bearing for the leg with the bent end disposed inwardly ofthe said inner wall, the rod being consequently connectible to ordetachable from the leg by tilting in the notch whereupon the bent endmay be inserted in or removed from the hole.

2. In an article of furniture having a pair of laterally spaced uprightend frames, each end frame having a longitudinally disposed bar at theupper end thereof, a supporting structure disposed between said endframes for to and fro swinging movement, and means for suspending thesupporting structure from said end frames, said means comprising a pairof hangers spaced longitudinally of each bar and depending therefrom,each hanger having a ball bearing unit, rods having outwardly bent upperends engaging respectively in said bearing units, each rod inclininginwardly toward the supporting structure, a leg for each rod dependingfrom said supporting structure, each leg having a pair of spaced walls,the inner Wall having a hole and the outer Wall having a notch, aninwardly extending substantially horizontal portion on the lower end ofeach rod, and a substantially right angle bend on the free end of saidhorizontal portion, said horizontal portion extending through said notchand through said hole to form a two-point horizontal bearing for the legwith the bent end disposed inwardly of the said inner wall, the rodbeing consequently connectible to or detachable from the leg by tiltingin the notch whereupon the bent end may be inserted in or removed fromthe hole.

HARRY A. YERRICK.

